Sun Microsystems unveiled a new open-source version of its Solaris operating system. The company hopes that the new version will be extensively used in web-based applications. Sun Microsystems ...

Oracle has released a beta version of Solaris 11.2. But does Solaris and the Sparc server platform have a future? Oracle said the new operating system has been built as a modern cloud platform to ...

Oracle praised the Solaris operating system when it agreed to acquire its creator, Sun Microsystems , but the actual beauty of this fine piece of engineering was left unexplained. Here's a look at the ...

This function unifies service control by managing the interdependency between services and their startup sequence Solaris Service Manager unifies service control by managing the interdependency ...

An internal Oracle memo that was released last week provides a detailed summary of the company's plans for the Solaris operating system, which Oracle obtained when it acquired Sun. The memo offers a ...

Ending nearly a year of debate with its users, Sun Monday will make available on its Web site an early access version of its Solaris 9 operating system that runs on Intel- compatible processors. In ...

In this course, you will examine the origin and history of the Solaris 2.x operating system, and its relationship with other UNIX family systems. You will be presented with the Solaris operating ...

Around the world it is primarily the efforts of system administrators and field engineers that keep systems working as usual. But as systems grow, become more complex and more mission-critical, their ...

Sun Microsystems has revealed that the next release of its Solaris operating system will contain enhanced security features developed through the company's close ties with the US military and ...

Sun Microsystems has begun releasing an update for Solaris 8, its version of the Unix operating system, that can dish out Web pages faster and is easier to manage, the company said. Solaris 8 update ...